Huayu, my wife, I support myself

Chapter 216

The beginning of the movie "Eight Hundred",
It didn't try to exaggerate the bravery and fearlessness of the soldiers in the defense of the Sixing Warehouse in the smoke of gunfire like most so-called main theme movies.
Instead, they chose a battalion of the 524th regiment that had been disabled before the defensive battle, and incorporated a group of defeated stragglers.

Almost none of these recruited people bears the logo of a hero, but they are all ordinary little people who even have their own weaknesses.

Each of these little people is a complex and diverse living body. Each person has animal instincts and humanized moral elements. In other words, each person has both animal nature and divinity.

In the "grave" of living people, the Sixing Warehouse, in the brutality of gunfire, blood and flesh, facing the almost inevitable call of death, everyone instinctively fears death and has a strong desire to survive. Everyone has made their own choice.

Some people succumbed to human animal instincts and selfish desires, and finally knelt before death and fear.

Some people, in the face of evil, cruelty and death, although they were also timid and cowardly, finally listened to the noble moral call of defending the country and sacrificing their lives for righteousness, straightened their spines, and completed the soul climb from a small person to a great hero.

The old abacus played by Zhang Yi was originally the accountant of a militia group in a certain place. You can guess from the name that he is a calculating person.

After he appeared on the stage, he made a mistake, drifted with the crowd, and was dragged into the Siping Warehouse, the "grave" of the war.

But he didn't have the ambition and courage to kill the enemy and save the country. Instead, he was always thinking about his wife and children, and was thinking about how to escape with his life.

The old gourd played by Huang Zhizhong was originally a member of a security team in Hubei. The old Jianghu, like the old abacus, was ignorant in the days of war, and was collected into the Sixing Warehouse. The enemy's thoughts are always thinking about how to escape the "grave" of war and return to his hometown in Hubei.

The Dragon Boat Festival played by Tang Lei, the nephew of the old gourd, a young man in his early twenties, should be a young man caught temporarily, from the countryside for the first time into the big Shanghai amidst the gunfire and gunpowder, into the flesh and blood of the four elements In the warehouse, he closed his eyes when he saw blood, and trembled when he picked up the gun.

I also tried to escape from the Sixing Warehouse twice.

Little Hubei, the cousin of the Dragon Boat Festival, a child who was only 13 years old, followed his cousin ignorantly, passively walked into the bloody wind, at a loss what to do.

The old iron man played by Jiang Wu is a thick and strong man, but he is a "coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death". When he hears gunfire and sees blood splattering, he is frightened like a little girl crying.

Ask him to go to the battlefield, but he can't stand up with trembling legs.

Yangguai, played by Wang Qianyuan, was originally a member of the 33rd Division of the National Revolutionary Army, and the original unit was broken up.

He was stubborn, persistent and masculine, but at the beginning, he didn't see any heroic spirit and grand ambitions in him. He often missed his parents and women. No matter how he looked at it, he was a veteran who didn't work hard.

Such people, in the face of the difficult choice between life and death, at the critical moment when their fresh lives are about to be strangled by the war machine, hesitation, retreat, cowardice, and lingering may all happen, and they all actually happened. .

The old abacus, while his comrades fought against the enemy bravely against the hail of bullets, he calculated and calculated. After several twists and turns, he finally got mixed up with the fleeing crowd and fled into the British and American Concession across the river from the Sixing Warehouse.

Lao Hulu tried his best to escape to the gate of the concession, but was refused entry because he was wearing a military uniform. In the end, he was captured by the Japanese army. Under the eyes of the Dragon Boat Festival, he was hanged and killed by the Japanese army.

The reason why the two of them chose to escape from the Siping Warehouse was because they clearly knew that in the face of the Japanese invading army, which had an absolute advantage in both strength and weapons, all the national officers and soldiers guarding this "grave" in the Siping Warehouse , Almost all of them are doing desperate defenses with no chance of winning. Death is almost inevitable for everyone.

The two of them—including some other deserters—in the face of personal life and death and the righteousness of the nation, fearing the fear of flying flesh and blood, followed the instructions of the survival instinct deep in their hearts, and chose to sacrifice their righteousness to save their lives.

In fact, deep down in their hearts, they also know that once they make this choice, they will embark on the road of no return for cowards and deserters.

Therefore, in the process of escaping, the old gourd played by Huang Zhizhong has a dodgy figure and a sneaky demeanor.

The old abacus played by Zhang Yi, the timidity flickering under a pair of glasses.

After escaping to the concession, the lowered eyelids, the timid gaze, and the movement of hiding an injured hand tightly in the clothes are all the psychological leak of guilt under the oppression of a heavy sense of morality.

The delicate performances of the two actors are so dirty that they are real and so dirty that they are cruel.

The cruelty and filth restore the cruel trampling of the fate of the little people by the war at that time, and the wanton destruction of the humanity of the little people.

Whether this group of people was coerced by the general situation, or entered the Sixing Warehouse by accident.

There is no time for them to think,
There is no extra way for them to leave the Sixing Warehouse.

Then, the battle begins.

Lu Chen didn't play anything else in this war.

It's burning money.

Hard to burn money.

Chinese movies have never burned money like this before. Lu Chen burned money so much that Zeng Jia was terrified.

But therein lies the magic of money.

you get what you pay for.

This is why Yang Ma was willing to give him more than ten seconds of advertising time.

Four days and four nights of fierce fighting,
Lu Chen directly burned more than 2 million, which can be said to have created a milestone in Chinese-language war movies.

Dragon Boat Festival, played by Tang Lei, experienced four days and four nights of fierce fighting. He watched the old gourd being killed, and watched many comrades in arms sacrifice their lives. This made him fully understand that there is no escape, and retreat is also death.

The four days and four nights of the four-day warehouse defense war made him grow from a recruit who feared war to a warrior who did not fear death.

Finally, in the fierce battle to defend the national flag, he straightened his body without fear, raised his steel gun, and shot at the Japanese plane. He was seriously injured and died.

From shivering, with eyes full of fear, to straightening his spine and eyes full of anger, Ou Hao's wonderful interpretation of the character's psychological state has completed the heroic and real soul transformation from a timid little character to a great hero.

As time went by, the battle became more and more fierce. Among these stragglers and rogue little people, the one who finally completed the transformation of his soul after being smelted, quenched and forged by the flames of war is the old iron head.

The bravery of his comrades-in-arms finally aroused the bloodiness of the man in his "melon counselor". In the battle to defend the national flag, he resolutely set up a machine gun and violently fired at the Japanese planes raging over the roof of the building.

When he was ordered to evacuate, he chose to join the "Death Squad" to cover the rear. On the top of the snowy building, he sang Qin Opera "Dingjun Mountain" and welcomed death with a smile.

That little Hubei, who was only 13 years old, also grew up from an ignorant child to a bloody man who calmly faced death in the baptism of war.

The fighting was too brutal.

Infected countless people,

In addition to infecting the Chinese people on the south bank of the Suzhou River, it also infected the audience present.

Compared with Sihang Warehouse.

If it is a hell filled with blood and blood splattered by the fire of the Sixing Warehouse,

Then, separated by a river, on the south bank of the Suzhou River, in the Anglo-American International Concession, where the lights are feasting, the singing and dancing are peaceful, it seems like a paradise on earth.

In the concession, apart from foreign businessmen, dignitaries from Huaguo, film and television stars, casino owners and other high-status people.

More common people are common people and small people - school teachers, female singers, theater actors, gangsters in casinos and gangs, prostitutes, rickshaw drivers, teahouse waiters, etc. These people live at the bottom of society.

On the first day of the battle, whether it is a noble person or a commoner, it is time to gamble, sing opera, dance and dance, whoring whores, drinking tea, working hard, earning money, The cruel wars that are close at hand seem to have nothing to do with him.

All of this reminds people of Du Mu's "Business women don't know the hatred of subjugation, but they still sing flowers in the backyard across the river", and it reminds people of "it has nothing to do with themselves", their selfishness and selfishness in the face of the country. The indifference of ruining the family makes the audience feel cold.

However, the next day, when they saw the soldiers in the Sixing Warehouse with grenades strapped to their bodies, shouting their names and jumping into the Japanese army's steel formations, these little people on the south bank of the Suzhou River were not calm.

Their blood was stirred, their righteous indignation was activated, and their patriotism was awakened. Many people flocked forward and actively donated money and materials to the soldiers guarding the Sixing Warehouse. Even the prostitutes pledged to donate with their own money.

The casino owner's "knife" even risked his life to cross the Suzhou Creek Bridge under the hail of Japanese guns and bullets, and sent telephone wires to the officers and soldiers in the Sixing Warehouse.

The employees of the gangsters actually want to sign up to join the army and join the anti-Japanese front line.

Yang Huimin, a girl scout who was only in her teens, even wrapped a large national flag around her body, swam across the Suzhou Creek, and braved stray bullets flying horizontally, crawled through the ruins for more than two hours, sneaked into the Sixing Warehouse, and The national flag was handed over to the head of the delegation Xie Jinyuan.

Drama actors specially performed the song "Picking the Pulley" to cheer for the soldiers.

The singer specially opened the window and sang to the soldiers in the Sixing Warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou River, allowing them to listen to the beautiful singing and relieve their nervousness and anxiety during the war.

On the third day, the little people on the south bank of the Suzhou River were not afraid of the bullets of the Japanese invaders. On the one hand, they continued to donate money and materials, and on the other hand, they cheered for the heroic deed of the soldiers of the Sixing Warehouse to guard the national flag.

On the fourth day, many Chinese people in the Anglo-American Concession formed a human wall on the south bank of the Suzhou River and beside the Suzhou Creek Bridge, welcoming the remaining officers and soldiers in the Sixing Warehouse into the concession in the posture of soldiers.

Lu Chen also retained the design of the university professor played by Mr. Ding Daiyong.

On the first day, I just watched with a telescope.

The next day, he threw his wife's gold chain to the donation station.

On the third day, when I saw the Japanese planes shooting violently at the national flag on the roof of the Sixing Warehouse and the soldiers guarding the flag, I muttered "Little Japan, you are too bullying!" and took out the shotgun at home. , opened fire on the Japanese aircraft.

The emotional changes of the characters in the play, from indifferent onlookers to righteous indignation and self-sacrifice, are all performed extremely well by Mr. Ding Daiyong.

After the Japanese army was repulsed again and again, the entire audience at the premiere also let out a long sigh of relief.

Similarly, when they see someone killed in battle, they will also feel worried.

Lu Chen's version is different from the previous version.

The core meaning is different.

In the previous life, the eight hundred were criticized.

In fact, the fundamental reason is that the director wants to discuss the national nature and national nature in the film.

The director wants to challenge the national character and national nature, so it is no wonder that he is not criticized.

To put it simply, it is easy to cause the position to be difficult to disagree.

Of course, some are for profit.

What Lu Chen wanted to express was also very simple.

Simply put.

When the country is in trouble, these heroes always appear.

When they were at ease in the past, they may have been ordinary scholars, blacksmiths, teachers or farmers, but when the national disaster comes, they will become warriors who defend their country without hesitation. , Take the head of the enemy, even if you die, you will have no regrets!
The core values ​​are very clear,

I didn't do those things that were there or not.

Probably the only thing that is almost meaningless is the finale.

It's a bit rushed.

However, it doesn't look too awkward.

Because everyone knows what happened to this group of people.

Not an open ending.

Things that are different from the previous version are in this version.

Lu Chen did not ignore the other two lines, and gave most of the shots to the retreating troops.

Instead, the three lines are equally important.

Although there are quite a few scenes of retreating, they are definitely not as many as those given in the previous life.

For more shots, Lu Chen gave Jiang Wu, who was in charge of the cover, a death squad composed of Lao Tie, Li Chen, Wang Qianyuan and others, and launched a suicide attack on the Japanese army.

These shots were blurred by Lu Chen!
Infectious.

Many spectators at the scene were crying.

Can be imagined.

When the blurred shot ends.

"Eight Hundred" is over.

The next moment, there was thunderous applause in the premiere scene.

The applause was also mixed with a lot of sobbing.

Lu Chen and other main creators stepped onto the host stage amidst applause.

Accept the routine compliments from the guests present today.

Of course, today's praise is not necessarily a commercial bragging.

Everyone is an insider in the industry. Whether a movie is good or not is a bit of a guess in my heart.

The host of the premiere of "Eight Hundred" is Guo Wei, the host of "China Film Report".

In recent years, Guo Wei has frequently appeared in large-scale evening parties and premiere events by virtue of his hosting skills and good professionalism.

Hosted the red carpet of the opening ceremony of the Capital International Film Festival for two consecutive years, hosted the Film Channel Media Awards Ceremony and the Film Channel Lily Award for three consecutive years.

To put it simply, the official queen host.

She wasn't invited by Lu Chen, although Lu Chen could easily invite her.

But not familiar.

It was invited by Huaying.

Although not familiar with her, Lu Chen also knew that she was the host of the premiere of "Wolf Warrior 2" in his previous life.

Who the host is is the same for Lu Chen.

He was no longer arguing with Hua Ying on this point.

Simultaneously.

Lu Chen also hopes to rub her European spirit.

50 billion box office is too far away, "Eight Hundred" should not have this opportunity,

But it shouldn't be a problem to go beyond the previous life.

Lu Chen's request is not high, 35 billion will do.

Guo Wei is not familiar with Lu Chen either, and she only collected information about Lu Chen after receiving the invitation to the premiere of "Eight Hundred".

Then after watching "Eight Hundred", I was shocked.

"Director Lu, I just revisited "Initial D" and "Cohabitation Over Time and Space" again yesterday. With all due respect, your progress is really too fast." Guo Wei praised: "In the "Cohabitation Over Time and Space" Sometimes you can still feel the jerkyness of your director, but in "Eight Hundred", you are completely familiar with the scheduling of big scenes, showing your master-level skills."

Lu Chen smiled modestly: "Of course people still have to strive for progress."

He wasn't too modest.

Because the other party is telling the truth.

Anyone with judgment can clearly feel Lu Chen's progress after watching "Eight Hundred".

And it's not just ordinary progress.

There are not many domestic directors who can manage such a large production.

It can even be said that there are only a handful of them.

"Director Lu, tell us about the original intention of shooting "Eight Hundred"."

The host gave Lu Chenyi a stage for bittersweetness.

This is normal operation.

However, Lu Chen didn't recall bitterness and sweetness, mainly because he didn't suffer much at all.

Lu Chen basically told the truth: "At the beginning, I just wanted to catch the wave of popularity and gain some experience. I didn't expect that I would be so lucky. I was lucky to be selected. After being selected, I was very excited, but I also knew that I have a few pounds and a few ounces, and when it comes to this, I have to thank Director Zhao and Director Han for their support."

Director Zhao is the person in charge of coordinating the troops.

be honest!

Compared to Huaying, Director Zhao and the others support Lu Chen the most.

It is also because they sit in town.

These actors will be obedient and obedient.

Director Han directly took over the conversation, and made his words more straightforward: "Director Lu is too polite, and Director Lu definitely owes a lot to the successful filming of "Eight Hundred"."

The first credit was returned to Lu Chen.

Hearing this, Lu Chen glanced at Dong Han, and said in his heart that he is indeed an old Jianghu, capable of bending and stretching.

This wave of Huaying decided to continue to make friends with Lu Chen.

The relationship between Lu Chen and Huaying is not very good. Apart from other things, Lu Chen didn't save face for Huaying's screenwriter when he was filming. If he said let them go, let them go.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Chen had brushed off Hua Ying's face before, it would be strange if Director Han had a good impression of Lu Chen.

But Dong Han is a smart guy.

Although he might not like Lu Chen very much in his heart, after watching "Eight Hundred", he himself felt that the movie was really well done.

There is a high probability that it will explode.

And it's not just an explosion?
So Director Han decided to let Lu Chen go.

Continue to cooperate next time.

That's what smart people do.

it is more than words.

Lu Chen can get the other party's favor.

Of course he would accept it.

It is one thing not to be afraid of making enemies, but quite another to make enemies without reason.

If a big boss like Han Dong can make friends, of course he still has to make friends.

(End of this chapter)